Tom McLaughlin

About Tom McLaughlin

Founder, McLaughlin & Associates Tom McLaughlin formed McLaughlin & Associates after nearly two decades as a nonprofit consulting specialist with two national accounting and consulting firms. Tom has over 35 years of nonprofit experience as a nonprofit manager, trade association executive, and management consultant. Among his previous positions, Tom served as an executive with two major Massachusetts social service agencies and as Associate Director of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers. He is currently on the management faculty at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where he teaches mission-based management MBA and international development students. Tom is a contributing editor for the Nonprofit Times, for which he writes a monthly column. He was the first Nonprofit Scholar in Residence at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Tom also serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers and has served on the board of directors of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Boston and Family Service, Inc. Tom has also been a member of the New England Aquarium\'s Stranded Animal Emergency Response Team. Tom is nationally recognized as an expert in nonprofit mergers and alliances, having consulted to nonprofits in over 200 such collaborations. He is also nationally recognized as an expert in nonprofit financial management and organizational restructuring.Specialties: nonprofit finance, nonprofit mergers, nonprofit strategic positioning, scenario planning, restructuring

Experience

1. Nonprofit Manager Columnist and Contributing Editor

   Nonprofit Finance Fund

   Mar 1995 — Present

   Seven steps to a Successful Nonprofit Merger\", 1996 (BoardSource)

Education

• Boston University

  Master; Master, Business Administration; Urban Affairs

  1969 — 1972

• Boston University

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Philosophy

  1969 — 1973

• Questrom School of Business, Boston University

  MBA, operations

  1981 — 1987

Skills

• Financial Management
• Proposal Writing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Community Outreach
• Consulting
• Fundraising
• Scenario Planning
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Nonprofits
• Grants
• Governance
• Business Planning
• Philanthropy
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership Development
• Program Management
• Policy
• Public Speaking
• Financial Risk Management
• Strategic Planning
• Program Development
• Management
• Due Diligence
• Non-Profits
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Restructuring
• Managerial Finance
• Mergers
• Business Strategy